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diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian index ec7d2e67..3e90da4d 100644 --- a/debian/README.Debian +++ b/debian/README.Debian @@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ plugins with external dependencies: gstreamer-gnomevfs gstreamer-gsm gstreamer-jpeg - gstreamer-lame gstreamer-mad gstreamer-mikmod gstreamer-mpeg2dec @@ -47,4 +46,38 @@ library plugins: gstreamer-lib-misc various libs gstreamer-lib-misc-dev headers for -lib-misc libs +Notes: + +Various plugins in the upstream source are not yet packaged. This is +most likely due to: + + 1 - upstream considers them too unstable + 2 - libraries they depend on not being in Debian. + +Your favorite codec isn't wrapped as a plugin? External programs can be +used to process streams. Take a look at "pipefilter" element or try +something like this: + + $ mkfifo fifo + $ gst-launch myaudiosrc ! disksink location=fifo & + $ cat fifo | my_encoder > output_file + +mp3 encoding plugins are NOT packaged. Specifically, the LAME plugin is +NOT packaged due to Debian not including the LAME libraries. Please see +the following links for more information: + + http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/unable-to-package + http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-0006/msg01213.html + http://www.mp3dev.org/ + +It was packaged prior to 0.3.3-2. In case anyone is interested the +unsupported diff might be found at: + + http://gstreamer.net/releases/debian/gstreamer-lame-0.3.3-1.diff + +Ogg Vorbis provides a good alternative to mp3s. Try the +gstreamer-vorbis package. For more information: + + http://www.vorbis.com/ + David I. Lehn <dlehn@vt.edu> Fri, 19 Jan 2001 19:13:06 -0500 |